EXHIBIT 23.2

                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS


We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (Form
S-8) pertaining to the Amcast Industrial Corporation 401(k) Salary Deferral Plan
of our report dated October 15, 2001, (except for the note entitled "Long-Term
Debt and Credit Arrangements" as to which the date is November 12, 2001), with
respect to the consolidated financial statements and schedules of Amcast
Industrial Corporation and Subsidiaries included in its Annual Report (Form
10-K) for the year ended August 31, 2001, filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.


                                             /s/ Ernst & Young LLP
Dayton, Ohio                                 ------------------------------
October 7, 2002                              ERNST & YOUNG LLP